It turns out that Christiana Trapani's brush with fame two years ago was just the tip of the wick when it comes to her Door County Candle products supporting the causes you care deeply about in the community. Her Ukraine candles, released in 2022, raised over $1 million for Razom for Ukraine. The cause catapulted to headlines not just in Wisconsin, but also across the country and worldwide. The experience inspired the tagline "Candles Creating Change" and has raised thousands of dollars for other causes, such as the MACC Fund, Make-A-Wish, and Door County's tourism coordinators, for their back-to-school drive. While her location in Carlsville receives plenty of traffic now, this year's State Highway 42 construction slowed traffic dramatically. That was enough for Trapani to bring her candles and her mission to create a positive change to the Sturgeon Bay Farmer's Market this year.
In addition to her normal stock of candles, Trapani introduced the candle bar this year, which allows small groups to get their own taste of candlemaking.
